Please contact Elizabeth Goldentyre to demand that
Ricerca Biosciences receive the largest fine possible under the Animal
Welfare Act for the negligence which drowned a monkey in toxic chemicals
and killed a dog without anesthesia.

CLEVELAND, OH – Recently obtained federal reports reveal major violations of
the Animal Welfare Act by a Cleveland area lab in the experimental deaths of a
dog and a primate. An Ohio-based Research Watchdog Organization has filed a
complaint with a federal regulatory agency and is insisting on the maximum
penalties allowably by law.

Federal reports reveal that the Ricerca Biosciences LLC Corporation of
Concord (OH) killed two animals negligently while performing toxicity testing.
According to documents filed by Ricerca, during a monkey experiment ““Test
article was inadvertently instilled into the lungs, which was confirmed by
histopathology following necropsy.” This situation would have literally drowned
the monkey in toxic chemicals.

A second procedure allowed a dog to die without anesthesia or pain relief.
According to the federal report: “Single dose, for rising dose study caused
death overnight. The animal was found dead in its cage the following morning.”
And it also states that: “Had the animal been found to be in distress at the
evening observation, appropriate measures would have been taken to relieve the
animal.”

“It is clear that Ricerca Biosciences utilizes Unqualified Personnel and is
inadequately staffed causing unnecessary pain and suffering to the animals
within this facility,” said Michael A. Budkie, A.H.T., Executive Director, SAEN.
“If they can’t even follow the minimal requirements of the Animal Welfare Act,
and follow their own procedures correctly, then why should we believe that this
facility is capable of performing anything that even roughly resembles science?
This lab is not only criminal, but also endangers public health and deserves the
largest penalty allowable by law.”